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| Jan.1 |
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Early poll 'impossible' |
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Bhutto had vote warning for U.S. |
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| Jan.2 |
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Government delays elections 
Musharraf said that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding assassination of Benazir Bhutto
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| Jan.8 |
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Bhutto's son: Democracy is revenge |
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| Jan.16 |
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Militants overrun fort 
Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Hundreds of militants have overrun a paramilitary fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops
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| Jan.22 |
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Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism |
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| Jan.31 |
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CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist
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| Feb.7 |
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Bhutto assassination suspects arrested |
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| Feb.8 |
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Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto'
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| Feb.9 |
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Blast at election rally |
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| Feb.10 |
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Blast toll rises to 27
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| Feb.15 |
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Musharraf warns against protests |
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| Feb.16 |
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Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote
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| Feb.18 |
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' | The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed. Supporters of opposition parties including Sharif's PML-N and ... | |
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| Feb.19 |
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Bhutto party in coalition offer |
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| Feb.20 |
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Musharraf reaches out to rivals |
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| Feb.21 |
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Leaders agree on coalition |
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| Feb.24 |
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Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
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| Feb.29 |
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30 killed in funeral blast |
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| Mar.9 |
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Anti-Musharraf parties to share power Shortly after making their coalition official, main opposition parties called on President Musharraf to immediately convene parliament
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| Mar.10 |
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Three suicide blasts kill 29
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| Mar.12 |
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Al Qaeda probed over blasts |
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| Mar.14 |
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Court quashes last Zardari graft charge |
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| Mar.15 |
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2 die in 'foreigner' restaurant blast |
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| Mar.16 |
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Border strike 'kills 16' |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pakistan People's Party nominates new PM |
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| Mar.24 |
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PM Gillani vows to free judges |
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Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Apr.19 |
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Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.25 |
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Blast ends lull in violence
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| Apr.30 |
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Hopes as talks continue |
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| May.2 |
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Fired judges getting jobs back |
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| May.12 |
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Ministers set to resign |
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| Jun.2 |
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Car bomb blasts Danish embassy A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
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| Jun.3 |
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Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
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| Jun.11 |
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U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
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| Jun.12 |
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U.S. releases Pakistan airstrike video |
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| Jun.13 |
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Thousands march for fired judges |
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| Jun.15 |
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Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
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| Jun.16 |
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Bombs rips through mosque |
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| Jun.28 |
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Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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| Jul.4 |
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Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.6 |
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Suicide bomb hits police |
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| Jul.10 |
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Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks
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| Jul.11 |
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Insurgents tried to incite border battle |
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| Jul.21 |
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Court gags disgraced nuke scientist |
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| Jul.22 |
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Action call over missing |
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| Jul.23 |
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Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
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| Jul.24 |
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U.S. to shift aid to 6 Pakistan fighter jets |
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| Jul.28 |
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Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' |
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US and Pakistan stress close ties |
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| Jul.29 |
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India, Pakistan meet over Kashmir clash |
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| Jul.30 |
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India: Pakistan breaches cease-fire again |
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| Jul.31 |
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Pakistan spy agency accused by US |
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| Aug.1 |
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No evidence of al-Zawahiri illness or death |
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| Aug.3 |
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Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
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Al Qaeda: Weapons expert among dead |
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| Aug.4 |
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K2 climbers rescued after avalanche |
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| Aug.5 |
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Floods displace 82,000, kill dozens |
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| Aug.6 |
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Troops 'kill 25 rebels' |
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| Aug.7 |
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Musharraf faces impeachment fight
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| Aug.11 |
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Pressure grows on Musharraf to quit |
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| Aug.12 |
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2nd assembly urges Musharraf to resign |
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| Aug.13 |
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Musharraf calls for reconciliation
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| Aug.16 |
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Musharraf 'running out of time' |
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| Aug.18 |
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Musharraf resigns Pakistani President announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power
| Pervez Musharraf told the nation in a TV address that he would step down. Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament. It is unclear whether Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power
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Musharraf foes set to hold talks |
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| Aug.21 |
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Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Aug.22 |
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Bomber attacks police |
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| Aug.23 |
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Bhutto's widower to run for presidency
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| Aug.24 |
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Zardari: Taliban winning war |
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| Aug.25 |
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Coalition in major split Former Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif has pulled his PML-N party out of the multi-party governing coalition
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10 killed as politician targeted |
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| Aug.26 |
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U.S. envoy talks with Pakistan questioned |
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| Sep.3 |
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PM's motorcade attacked Shots have been fired at the motorcade of Yousuf Raza Gilani, although it is not clear if he was in the convoy at the time
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U.S. troops attack in Pakistan Map of South Waziristan Pakistan| A senior U.S. official: U.S. military forces landed at a compound to battle targets linked to recent attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan | |
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| Sep.4 |
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Pakistan, Afghanistan deplore U.S. attack |
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| Sep.5 |
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Three top judges return |
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Pakistan votes for new president |
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| Sep.6 |
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Bhutto widower is new president Asif Ali Zardari, 53, had been the front-runner in the race to replace former President Musharraf
| The election was by lawmakers in the two houses of the National Assembly and in the four provincial assemblies. Zardari received 281 votes. Retired Chief Justice Siddiqui received 111 votes and Senator Mushahid Hussein received 34
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| Sep.9 |
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Guard: Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan killed |
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| Sep.10 |
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Pakistan orders end to foreign incursions Pakistan's military chief said that no foreign forces will be allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan in light of last 'reckless' U
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US to focus on Pakistani border |
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| Sep.13 |
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Taliban seize government office |
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| Sep.16 |
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Pakistan orders troops to repel U.S. raids |
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| Sep.19 |
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Bush to meet Pakistani president
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| Sep.20 |
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Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel Map of Islamabad Pakistan| A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200. Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the Hotel, and hotel staff, most... | |
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Terror pledge after bomb
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| Sep.21 |
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Video shows Pakistan hotel truck bomb
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Pakistan to target rebel hotspots
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| Sep.22 |
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Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops have fired warning shots at two US helicopters forcing them back into Afghanistan
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Pakistan's rulers saved from hotel bomb |
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| Sep.24 |
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Pakistan finds 'U.S. drone wreckage' |
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Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
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India and Pakistan pledge talks |
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| Sep.25 |
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Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' |
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Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash |
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| Sep.29 |
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Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan |
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| Sep.30 |
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New spy chief appointed
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Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead
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Several killed in US drone attack |
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| Oct.1 |
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UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Oct.3 |
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Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region |
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| Oct.5 |
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Rockets miss politician's home |
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| Oct.9 |
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Bomb hits school bus |
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| Oct.10 |
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Suicide attack on tribal gathering kills 18 |
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| Oct.12 |
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Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 4 people and wounded 2 others in Pakistan's tumultuous North Waziristan region
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| Oct.21 |
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Trade route opens within Kashmir
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| Oct.27 |
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US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Pakistani intelligence officials claim that the strike in South Waziristan has killed up to twenty people
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| Oct. 29 |
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100 people die after 6.4 earthquake Map of Ziarat Pakistan At least 100 people die after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the city of Ziarat. Over 50,000 people have been made homeless and 300 feared dead
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| Nov. 1 |
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Strong aftershock measuring 5.0
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| Nov. 6 |
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15 militants killed in airstrike An airstrike killed 15 militants in the semiautonomous Bajur region, while two rockets landed near the region's main airport
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Suicide attacks kill 24 |
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| Nov. 12 |
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Iranian diplomat kidnapped
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| Nov. 14 |
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Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama
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| Nov. 15 |
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Pakistan borrows $7.6B from IMF
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| Nov. 16 |
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Pakistan blocks U.S. convoy route
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| Nov. 20 |
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Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike Foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador to lodge a formal protest against another suspected U.S. missile strike on its territory
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| Fri. |
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UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' A fugitive British militant Rashid Rauf seen as a key link between al-Qaeda and a UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners has been killed
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| Sat. |
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Suspected U.S. drone kills 4 A missile strike from a U.S. Predator drone killed at least four people at a house in North Waziristan region
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.16 |
Militants overrun fort Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Hundreds of militants have overrun a paramilitary fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops
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| Jan.31 |
CIA kills top al Qaeda terrorist
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| Mar.16 |
Border strike 'kills 16' |
|
| Jun.11 |
U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
|
| Jun.12 |
U.S. releases Pakistan airstrike video |
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| Jun.28 |
Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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| Jul.4 |
Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.11 |
Insurgents tried to incite border battle |
|
| Jul.23 |
Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
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| Jul.24 |
U.S. to shift aid to 6 Pakistan fighter jets |
|
| Jul.28 |
Al-Qaeda chemical expert 'killed' |
|
| Jul.29 |
India, Pakistan meet over Kashmir clash |
|
| Jul.30 |
India: Pakistan breaches cease-fire again |
|
| Jul.31 |
Pakistan spy agency accused by US |
|
| Aug.3 |
Al Qaeda: Weapons expert among dead |
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| Aug.6 |
Troops 'kill 25 rebels' |
|
| Aug.21 |
Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Aug.22 |
Bomber attacks police |
|
| Aug.24 |
Zardari: Taliban winning war |
|
| Sep.3 |
U.S. troops attack in Pakistan Map of South Waziristan Pakistan| A senior U.S. official: U.S. military forces landed at a compound to battle targets linked to recent attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan | |
|
| Sep.10 |
Pakistan orders end to foreign incursions Pakistan's military chief said that no foreign forces will be allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan in light of last 'reckless' U
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| Sep.10 |
US to focus on Pakistani border |
|
| Sep.13 |
Taliban seize government office |
|
| Sep.16 |
Pakistan orders troops to repel U.S. raids |
|
| Sep.21 |
Pakistan to target rebel hotspots
|
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops have fired warning shots at two US helicopters forcing them back into Afghanistan
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| Sep.24 |
Pakistan finds 'U.S. drone wreckage' |
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| Sep.25 |
Pakistan 'fires on Nato aircraft' |
|
| Sep.25 |
Shots fired in US-Pakistan clash |
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| Sep.29 |
Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan |
|
| Sep.30 |
Several killed in US drone attack |
|
| Oct.3 |
Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region |
|
| Oct.5 |
Rockets miss politician's home |
|
| Oct.12 |
Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 A suspected U.S. missile strike killed 4 people and wounded 2 others in Pakistan's tumultuous North Waziristan region
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| Oct.27 |
US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Pakistani intelligence officials claim that the strike in South Waziristan has killed up to twenty people
|
| Nov. 6 |
15 militants killed in airstrike An airstrike killed 15 militants in the semiautonomous Bajur region, while two rockets landed near the region's main airport
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| Nov. 16 |
Pakistan blocks U.S. convoy route
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| Nov. 20 |
Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike Foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador to lodge a formal protest against another suspected U.S. missile strike on its territory
|
| Fri. |
UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' A fugitive British militant Rashid Rauf seen as a key link between al-Qaeda and a UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners has been killed
|
| Sat. |
Suspected U.S. drone kills 4 A missile strike from a U.S. Predator drone killed at least four people at a house in North Waziristan region
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jul.22 |
Action call over missing |
|
| Aug.3 |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
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| Aug.4 |
K2 climbers rescued after avalanche |
|
| Aug.5 |
Floods displace 82,000, kill dozens |
|
| Oct. 29 |
100 people die after 6.4 earthquake Map of Ziarat Pakistan At least 100 people die after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the city of Ziarat. Over 50,000 people have been made homeless and 300 feared dead
|
| Nov. 1 |
Strong aftershock measuring 5.0
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|
| 2008 |
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| Aug.3 |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2
|
|
| 2008 |
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| Feb.24 |
Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Trade route opens within Kashmir
|
| Nov. 15 |
Pakistan borrows $7.6B from IMF
|
|
| 2008 |
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| Feb.7 |
Bhutto assassination suspects arrested |
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| Feb.8 |
Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto'
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| Feb.9 |
Blast at election rally |
|
| Feb.10 |
Blast toll rises to 27
|
| Feb.16 |
Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote
|
| Feb.29 |
30 killed in funeral blast |
|
| Mar.10 |
Three suicide blasts kill 29
|
| Mar.12 |
Al Qaeda probed over blasts |
|
| Mar.14 |
Court quashes last Zardari graft charge |
|
| Mar.15 |
2 die in 'foreigner' restaurant blast |
|
| Mar.24 |
Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
|
| Apr.19 |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
|
| Apr.25 |
Blast ends lull in violence
|
| Jun.2 |
Car bomb blasts Danish embassy A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
|
| Jun.3 |
Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
|
| Jun.16 |
Bombs rips through mosque |
|
| Jul.6 |
Suicide bomb hits police |
|
| Jul.21 |
Court gags disgraced nuke scientist |
|
| Jul.31 |
Pakistan spy agency accused by US |
|
| Aug.1 |
No evidence of al-Zawahiri illness or death |
|
| Aug.3 |
Al Qaeda: Weapons expert among dead |
|
| Aug.21 |
Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
|
| Aug.25 |
10 killed as politician targeted |
|
| Sep.3 |
PM's motorcade attacked Shots have been fired at the motorcade of Yousuf Raza Gilani, although it is not clear if he was in the convoy at the time
|
| Sep.9 |
Guard: Al Qaeda chief in Pakistan killed |
|
| Sep.20 |
Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel Map of Islamabad Pakistan| A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200. Most of the fatalities appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the Hotel, and hotel staff, most... | |
|
| Sep.20 |
Terror pledge after bomb
|
| Sep.21 |
Video shows Pakistan hotel truck bomb
|
| Sep.22 |
Pakistan's rulers saved from hotel bomb |
|
| Sep.30 |
New spy chief appointed
|
| Sep.30 |
Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead
|
| Oct.1 |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
|
| Oct.5 |
Rockets miss politician's home |
|
| Oct.9 |
Bomb hits school bus |
|
| Oct.10 |
Suicide attack on tribal gathering kills 18 |
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| Nov. 6 |
Suicide attacks kill 24 |
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| Nov. 12 |
Iranian diplomat kidnapped
|
|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Early poll 'impossible' |
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| Jan.1 |
Bhutto had vote warning for U.S. |
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| Jan.2 |
Government delays elections Musharraf said that British investigators are heading to Pakistan to help clear up the confusion surrounding assassination of Benazir Bhutto
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| Jan.8 |
Bhutto's son: Democracy is revenge |
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| Jan.22 |
Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism |
|
| Feb.9 |
Blast at election rally |
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| Feb.15 |
Musharraf warns against protests |
|
| Feb.18 |
Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' | The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed. Supporters of opposition parties including Sharif's PML-N and ... | |
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| Feb.19 |
Bhutto party in coalition offer |
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| Feb.20 |
Musharraf reaches out to rivals |
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| Feb.21 |
Leaders agree on coalition |
|
| Feb.24 |
Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' |
|
| Mar.9 |
Anti-Musharraf parties to share power Shortly after making their coalition official, main opposition parties called on President Musharraf to immediately convene parliament
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| Mar.22 |
Pakistan People's Party nominates new PM |
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| Mar.24 |
PM Gillani vows to free judges |
|
| Mar.24 |
Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
|
| Apr.19 |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
|
| Apr.30 |
Hopes as talks continue |
|
| May.2 |
Fired judges getting jobs back |
|
| May.12 |
Ministers set to resign |
|
| Jun.13 |
Thousands march for fired judges |
|
| Jun.15 |
Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
|
| Jul.4 |
Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal
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| Jul.10 |
Bhutto probe focus of U.N.-Pakistan talks
|
| Jul.22 |
Action call over missing |
|
| Jul.23 |
Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
|
| Jul.24 |
U.S. to shift aid to 6 Pakistan fighter jets |
|
| Jul.28 |
US and Pakistan stress close ties |
|
| Jul.29 |
India, Pakistan meet over Kashmir clash |
|
| Aug.7 |
Musharraf faces impeachment fight
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| Aug.11 |
Pressure grows on Musharraf to quit |
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| Aug.12 |
2nd assembly urges Musharraf to resign |
|
| Aug.13 |
Musharraf calls for reconciliation
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| Aug.16 |
Musharraf 'running out of time' |
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| Aug.18 |
Musharraf resigns Pakistani President announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power
| Pervez Musharraf told the nation in a TV address that he would step down. Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament. It is unclear whether Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power
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| |
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| Aug.18 |
Musharraf foes set to hold talks |
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| Aug.23 |
Bhutto's widower to run for presidency
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| Aug.24 |
Zardari: Taliban winning war |
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| Aug.25 |
Coalition in major split Former Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif has pulled his PML-N party out of the multi-party governing coalition
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| Aug.26 |
U.S. envoy talks with Pakistan questioned |
|
| Sep.4 |
Pakistan, Afghanistan deplore U.S. attack |
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| Sep.5 |
Three top judges return |
|
| Sep.5 |
Pakistan votes for new president |
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| Sep.6 |
Bhutto widower is new president Asif Ali Zardari, 53, had been the front-runner in the race to replace former President Musharraf
| The election was by lawmakers in the two houses of the National Assembly and in the four provincial assemblies. Zardari received 281 votes. Retired Chief Justice Siddiqui received 111 votes and Senator Mushahid Hussein received 34
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| Sep.19 |
Bush to meet Pakistani president
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| Sep.20 |
Terror pledge after bomb
|
| Sep.24 |
Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
|
| Sep.24 |
India and Pakistan pledge talks |
|
| Sep.30 |
New spy chief appointed
|
| Oct.1 |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
|
| Nov. 12 |
Iranian diplomat kidnapped
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| Nov. 14 |
Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama
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| Nov. 20 |
Pakistan warns U.S. over missile strike Foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador to lodge a formal protest against another suspected U.S. missile strike on its territory
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